User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using the Bay Command Console (BCC)
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Chapter1 Overview of the BCC
- Chapter2 Getting Started with the BCC
- Entering and Exiting the BCC Interface
- Displaying Your Location in Configuration Mode
- Navigating in Configuration Mode
- Displaying Configuration Data
- Displaying Help on System Commands
- Displaying Help on show Commands
- Chapter3 Entering Commands and Using Command Files
- Chapter4 Tutorial: Configuring a Bay Networks Router
- AppendixA Multilevel Access
- AppendixB System Commands
- AppendixC TCL Support
- Appendix D System show Commands
- AppendixE Syntax for Module Location
- Appendix F BN Console Slot Election
- Index

Using the Bay Command Console (BCC)
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If you want to display the definition for a specific parameter of the current object
only, enter
help
<parameter_name>.
(By default, the BCC displays the entire list
of parameter definitions for the current object.)
Saving Displayed Configuration Data
For more information on using the show config -file command to save
configuration data to a file, refer to “Saving Configuration Commands to a File on
a Bay Networks Device” on page 3-14.
Displaying Help on System Commands
Table 2-1 lists the commands that explain how to use BCC system commands.
Displaying Help on show Commands
BCC show commands use the following syntax:
show
<object_name>
<keyword>
...[
<keyword>
] -[
<filter>
[
<filter_argument>
]]...-[
<filter>
[
<filter_argument>
]]
object_name
is the name of a configured object, such as ip, ethernet, or dns. The
only exception to this rule is
show config, described in “Displaying
Configuration Data” on page 2-8.
Table 2-1. Help for BCC System Commands
Command Help Feature
help
Get an overview of Help-oriented command features.
help
<command>
Get full details on a specific command.
help commands
Display the syntax of all BCC commands in alphabetical order.
help commands -more
Display the syntax and brief command descriptions for all BCC
commands in alphabetical order.
help editing
Get Help on how to edit BCC commands and command lines.
help learning-bcc
Get Help on performing common BCC operations. This command
provides a microtutorial on how to use the BCC interface.
help syntax
Get Help on how to interpret symbols used to describe BCC
command syntax.